7-letter words containing y, r
- overfly — to fly over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.): The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory.
- overjoy — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
- overlay — to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- overpay — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overply — to ply too much
- overtly — openly; publicly.
- ovulary — the part of a plant's anatomy where ovules develop
- oxymora — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”.
- palfrey — a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
- palmary — having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.
- palmyra — an ancient city in central Syria, NE of Damascus: reputedly built by Solomon.
- pan-fry — to fry in a small amount of fat, as in a skillet or shallow pan; sauté.
- papyral — made from papyrus
- papyrus — a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the Nile valley: the Egyptian subspecies, C. papyrus hadidii, thought to be common in ancient times, now occurs only in several sites.
- paranym — a euphemism
- parenty — a large, brown and yellow monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, native to arid and semiarid regions of Australia.
- parkway — a broad thoroughfare with a dividing strip or side strips planted with grass, trees, etc.
- parlary — Polari.
- paronym — a paronymous word.
- parroty — like a parrot; chattering
- parsley — an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food. Compare parsley family.
- partway — at or to a part of the way or distance: Shall I walk you partway? I'm already partway home.
- partyer — a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually: New Year's Eve always brings out the partyers.
- pay for — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- paydirt — soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
- payroll — a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- payware — /pay'weir/ Commercial software. Opposite: shareware or freeware.
- pazyryk — the site of 40 wood-lined pit tombs c500–c300 b.c. in the Altai Mountains of central Asia, containing the tattooed bodies of nomadic chieftains of the eastern Steppes and grave goods all well-preserved in a frozen state.
- peatary — an area covered with peat; peat bog
- peccary — any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina) having a dark gray coat with a white collar.
- pedlary — peddlery.
- pedlery — peddlery.
- peppery — full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.
- per day — relating to an allowance for daily expenses, usually those incurred while working
- per say — a frequent misspelling of per se.
- perfidy — deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
- perfumy — perfumed; scented; fragrant
- perjury — the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
- peroxy- — indicating the presence of the peroxide group, -O–O-
- pessary — a device worn in the vagina to support a displaced uterus.
- petrary — a weapon used to propel stones
- petrify — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- peytrel — the part of a horse's harness or the protective part that shields its chest
- pharynx — the tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus.
- phorcys — a sea god who fathered the Gorgons.
- phoresy — (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- phratry — a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
- phrensy — frenzy
- phrygia — an ancient country in central and NW Asia Minor.
- picardy — a region in N France: formerly a province.